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Team Leader - Rural Infrastructure/ European Development Fund(EDF) Programme Management

The Team Leader will provide expertise and guidance on the implementation of Component 1 of the Technical Assistance to the Rural Infrastructure Development Programme (RIDP) in line with the programme logical framework and EDF procedures.

Qualifications and skills
- An appropriate higher university degree in Engineering/Rural Development/Project management or equivalent.
General professional experience
- Not less than 10 years of work experience in development and or capacity building programmes. This should include field level experience, ideally gained in a broad range of sectors and institutional environments, such as NGO's and government. Previous work experience in developing countries and or Sub-Saharan Africa would be an asset.

Specific professional experience

Specific experience of at least ten (10) years is required in the design, implementation and monitoring of rural development programmes, including at least two (2) years in developing countries. The Expert should have demonstrated experience in the following areas:
- Intimate knowledge of participatory planning and facilitation methodologies; institutional and social development issues (including decentralisation, good governance, local institutional capacity building, poverty reduction strategies, mainstreaming of gender concerns and HIV/AIDS, and rights based approaches to development); and project cycle management including the use of the logical framework.
- In depth experience and knowledge of Government and or donor supported Rural Development Programmes.
- Human resource management, and working within a multi-sectoral team environment involving a variety of stakeholders;
- Management of teams of experts for the implementation of multi-sectoral programmes;
- Knowledge of policy issues relating to poverty, and an ability to undertake institutional and economic analysis.
- Fluency in the English language.

Commencement Date: 22 September 2011

Duration: 42 months
How to apply
E-mail: recruitemg@cardno.uk.com